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Winning Space How America Remains a Superpower

Brandon J. Weichert

When President Donald J. Trump announced the creation of America’s sixth branch of the military, the United States Space Force, many in Washington scoffed. But, U.S. rivals in China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea took notice. Since the end of the Cold War, these American foes have chafed under the f...

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The Megyn Kelly Show

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The Megyn Kelly Show

The host mentioned his own 2020 publication about space conflict, stating it was his first book on the subject of space war.

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My first book was on Space War. It was called Winning Space. It came out in 2020.

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The host mentioned his own 2020 publication about space conflict, stating it was his first book on the subject of space war.

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My first book was on Space War. It was called Winning Space. It came out in 2020.

The President's Daily Brief

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The President's Daily Brief

During the episode, the national security analyst who authored the book discussed how the United States was falling behind in weaponizing space, emphasizing the vulnerability of satellites to emerging Chinese and Russian counter‑space systems. He explained that these adversaries could disable U.S. satellite capabilities, leaving military operations effectively deaf, dumb, and blind, and highlighted gaps in U.S. hypersonic defense that stem from earlier technology policies. The conversation framed the book as a crucial warning about the strategic risks of ignoring space security.

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The author, who is a national security analyst, spoke about how America is falling behind in terms of weaponizing space, specifically counter space weapons, and how Russia and China are actually ahead in this area. He stressed how important this is in the next global conflict, as satellites are critical for military operations.

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In my book I outline, we've definitely, everybody's already militarized space.

And what that means is those satellites are very vulnerable to attack and disruption.

The Chinese and the Russians are developing systems that can completely negate those satellite capabilities, which means they can render the U.S. military deaf, dumb and blind and therefore combat ineffective.

We're really behind the curve when it comes to hypersonic, specifically defense, defending against those hypersonic attacks.

The one thing holding them back is the Trump era tech war.

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